Nigella shares the rhythms and rituals of her kitchen and reveals the inspiration behind many of her recipes.
The Christmas tree is up, the tea lights sparkling, and it's the culinary highlight of the year. Nigella indulges with food from near and far: ruby noodles, pink pomegranate cocktails, smoked salmon on black bread, and Norwegian pork ribs.
Nigella debates the classics with recipes for her crab mac 'n' cheese, chocolate cookies, and her take on her mother's praised chicken. She also creates a rice pudding with a raspberry jam sauce and nachos with her crab mac 'n' cheese sauce.
Nigella's grandmother provides inspiration for the first recipe, a caramel custard which reminds her of the crème caramel she loved as a child. Her next dish is fusilloni and spicy n'duja, which makes an instant sauce alongside cavolo nero.
Nigella dives into a historical cookbook to utilize one of her favorite ingredients: the anchovy. At her cocktail trolley, Nigella shakes up a cocktail using lemon juice and elderflower-a combination which inspired her lemon and elderflower pudding.